Foreigners attacked in Dundalk over scam attempt

10 September 2015

A man remains in the high dependency unit at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, following an attack in Dundalk by an gang he's alleged to have tried to scam.
The Star newspaper reports that he and another man were abducted a week ago and taken to an industrial building, where they were stripped naked and repeatedly beaten.
They managed to escape the next day when they were being transferred to a van.
The pair - who are from England, with ties to West Africa, managed to escape the next day, when they were being transferred to a van.
One of them was discharged from Our Lady of Lourdes hospital after a number of days, and has since returned to England.